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F.O.A.D.

On 12/24/13, 4:47 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/24/2013 4:38 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 12/24/13, 2:13 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/24/2013 1:34 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 12/24/13, 1:28 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/24/2013 12:41 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 12/24/13, 12:31 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 12:11:46 -0500, "F.O.A.D."
wrote:

On 12/24/13, 12:02 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 11:55:11 -0500, "F.O.A.D."
wrote:

On 12/24/13, 11:22 AM, wrote:

You don't have to be violent to hate.
People who take that much joy in ridiculing another's beliefs is
hateful.

Well, in that case all the christians who ridicule atheists,
muslims,
jews, gays, hindus, whatever, are hateful. That would include
your
buddies here in rec.boats. Yet another reason to find a cure for
religion.

That just reinforces my assertion that atheists are
evangelicals of
the belief in nothing.

As I stated earlier, I know only one atheist, and he isn't pushing
any
legislative action to force his non-beliefs on anyone, unlike the
christians, who try to use the legislature to force their
believes on
everyone.

It is a rare atheist who is not walking around town looking for
something to be offended about at this time of year.

You must know one hell of a lot of atheists to make a comment like
that.
I only know one atheist. The last time I was in "mixed company"
during
the Christmas holiday season, I was the lone agnostic lined up
against a
phalanx of southern christian protestant conservatives at a house
party,
who were getting off on a pretty snarly verbal attack on a catholic
they
all knew but I didn't. They were attacking his religion and the
"fact"
that he wasn't a *real* christian. I thought that was pretty
disgusting,
and I got up and left the room, saying "Jesus, the Jew, would be so
proud of how well you are following his teachings."

Gosh, I never got invited back to another of those house parties. My
heart was unbroken.

You certainly keep strange company. Never in my life have I
encountered
such a situation and I've been in many, many "mixed company" parties
and/or events.

Try living in NE Florida. They're more plentiful than palmetto bugs.

The Seder was in Jupiter, Fl. Not northeast, but there were a couple of
bible thumpers in attendance who were our neighbors. They also
participated and had respect for the ceremony.

I'll concede that at another time they attempted to encourage Mrs.E. and
I to attend their church services to which I politely declined. It's
what they do. I understood that and they respected my lack of interest.
We occasionally talked religion but it was always on a respectful and
mature level. In fact, after getting to know them pretty well, they
were the reason that, as a joke, I ordered a "deluxe" package on the
internet and became an ordained minister. They both got a kick out of
that and it was received in the light hearted manner in which it was
intended.

Pastor Luddite. Works for me.

Actually, I am "Reverend Luddite". I am fully authorized to conduct
legal marriages, baptisms and funeral ceremonies. Haven't done any of
them, of course.

Not even marriages good for the weekend?

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Religion: together we can find the cure.